Also, you should do videos on positions like Number 10, Number 9, Number 3, Number 5, Number 8 etc.

This is the first formation you learn as a young player

Another excellent explanation. I never understood why critics of the 4-4-2 said it lacked creativity. The way I learned to play was more like Dutch total futbol where the players were constantly running into space. Fun and exciting! But it did require goal to goal effort. So if you are coaching a team who is willing to work hard, it is a great formation. It is also a great formation if your team is lacking quality players because the system provides great coverage and support across the pitch. Don't be afraid to abandon "what the other team's are doing." If the formation is not working for you--change it.

i just discovered this channel, its easy to understand, keep up the good work! and i reallly curious about the 4-2-4 formation, should do one

I think the 4-4-2 diamond is a Very underrated formation, especially in teams that want to play with a more classic number 10!

I think you should do videos on the different football tactics like Low block, Counter-pressing, Sarri ball etc.

I’ve recently discovered your videos and thanks for making these formations clearer to me now

I'd like to see a 4-4-2 Diamond narrow analysis. It's great on narrow pitches and having a DM and AM provide an interesting challenge for both attacking and defending. Also having strong wing backs is essential for that formation!

Underrated channel

The problem with 442 is that if opponent manages to defend the wings, it results in the wingers and full backs continuously attempting to cross the ball to strikers from afar and they just keep bouncing off the defending CBs. The centre is empty. Either a forward or a winger should move there, but it does not occur naturally. So that is why they say its not a creative formation. And interesting variation is the 4222 where the wingers are played centrally, so full backs can use the wings.

For someone who coaches kids, I think the 4-4-2 is harder to master and will tire them compared to maybe 4-1-4-1. But with lots of training, they can use it dominantly.

I find your videos very interesting and very informational, you deserve way more subs then you already have man. if you could, could you post a video on the best formation with the tactics for a quick counter attacking team?

It is the best balance football formation, easy to understand, and apply from youth team to Professional team. Many coaches used also because contrary to what you said, studies have shown that using the 4-4-2 requires less demanding physical effort than the other system because of the proximity of the players with the rest of the squad, therefore the distance of pressing and counter-attack or counter-pressing is reduced. All the other systems require more time to master and are more demanding physically.

I love these videos, very detailed and great examples of tactics and weaknesses. Within the short period of this video I feel like I am able to fully grasp the 4-4-2 formation as a player at least. Thank you, keep up the great work!!

The 4-4-2 is so dynamic

I think it mostly depends on the what are the specific strengths of the players a team has available and how well the manager can drill them and organize them but I think in general, the most ideal formation is to just have 3 dedicated defenders and rely on wingers instead of fullbacks to provide width.

This help me to appreciate the 4-42

Just one word , *excellent* !

Fantastic analysis!

Hey bro, another excellent video, keep up the good work but in future I would like to see a video on narrow formations for example 4-1-2-1-2 or 4-3-1-2.

4-4-2 is a good default ' I'm confused and don't know how to setup my team' formation for new managers. You can then build and break to adjust to your specifications from there.

4-4-2 is also great for tiki taka style, villareal did a great example of this with one false 9 and one quick striker to get behind, barca changed often from 4-3-3 in a match the time when eiður smári was playing but he droped to the wing to create space for either striker or midfield when the other striker dropped back to open more passing or runs options for the other winger or midfielder

Thanks for the video. My team has tried multiple formations, but we keep coming back to 4-4-2 because it works. Like any formation, it's not without drawbacks, and you do a good job pointing those out. But you also highlight the strengths of this formation, and there are many.

I have a suggestion. I recommend using a board with thinner lines and smaller player pieces so that it accurately represents how big the field actually is in real life. This is what I do for my competitive youth club, so they see the pockets of space better, and how when out of formation, it is very difficult to build up play or play through the middle etc.

I wonder why it is so popular at the amateur level considering the fitness and coordination required to use it effectively

Should do a 4-2-4 video

nice great work from you my friend. hurray :)

Great content 👍

Great video! You should tactical analysis on huge games like Chelsea vs Real Madrid and psg vs Manchester City

nothing to say, just beautiful

Excellent video and fdor me the 4-4-2 is a great formation to have, provides balance in both defence and attack.

you have a good short intro, compliments

pls make a video about defensive formations like 5-3-2 or 5-4-1

love this video as my team plays in a 442 formation. however, our coach doesn't allow us to shift into different attacking positions, making us stay firmly in position and causing a lot of forced errors at times.

I think, as with all formations, it's the general style of play and players available that's most important such as if you want to press high, dominate possession or if you want to play a more direct style and have less of the ball and punish mistakes. I think the current state of the game means possession is the best way if you have the players, but perhaps with the change to the offside rule this could shift slightly to more direct styles, as it could be easier to counter. 442 favours a sort of mid or low block and to press high, you even showed it morph into a 433. I think a lot of teams end up in a 442 shape when the press has failed, especially in a 4231, as it's very easy to know where to be as a player with the two banks of 4.

Can you do a video on playing out from the back in a 4-4-2

It’s a formation that is relatively reliable depending on the talent and work effort that is available to the coach

Please brother make more videos more football tactics video your video are simple and easy to understand

I'm a novice but it seems like you need really good wingers for the 442 to work. Both to reduce pressure for the 2 mids and to take advantage of space on the counter attack

I have so much nostalgia for it.

Very more effective, keep it great and press up with more statistics

The 4-4-2 is a horror formation to play in comparison with the 4-3-3 imo

Brilliant, it's a pretty good formation but the 433 formation is one of the best, it's all about having the right players.

4-4-2 The common sense formation for any team playing in English League 1 & 2 and the National League. Ultimately though football is about players not formations, that is why I think 442 is better in the lower divisions, as the majority of players are either not good enough or intelligent enough to play the ball out from the back and grasp complex formations and systems, keep it simple, but at the end of the day it all boils down to fitness, attitude and skill, not formation alone.

Make a video about the 242 for 9v9

Excellent

442 is a very stable, rigid formation, that provides very good starting block, but no more than that. Its strength in rigidity, at some point, would become its weakness, because it would become easier to be read by the opponents, especially the smarter, more creative ones. It's like in war scenarios. Balanced defensive structures on all sides provide security against normal troop movements. But it would suffer any surgical strikes, that's overpowering one side with enormous numbers (and sacrificing other sides) for just a brief moment, to win control on it in explosive charge in order to get the main objective.

Pl explain the role of deep lying playmaker and the difference between holding mid fielder

Good one bro

from my perspective, it is the ideal formation for your team that only plays on Sunday without any previous training.

Could make formation principle on 4-1-2-1-2 ?

Lobanovskiy invented this in Dinamo Kiev. What a team the was

Excellent 😬

i want counter formation for 3 4312 or 5212 please😊

hello how are you, I am struggling to analyze the game in a match, I find it a little bit hard to understand your explanation. any advice to get better?

Top class

POV: your coach sent this to your team.

No formation is better than the other it all depends on the quality and chemistry of the players.

Can you do 6-3-1 formation?

I had a team in PES with very varied styles and ratings, but focused mainly on 442. it only crumbled in a few very specific cases: a team with a very spread 532 playing to headers and long balls, another one with a tight 352 with a very crowded middle, and a 541 with a solid defense. what did I do? ... I pulled out a 4-2-4 from my top hat, completely bypassing their midfield domination. every other game that wasn't against those 3 teams? I'd play 4-4-2 with lots of dribbling and passing... that 4-2-4? that was MEAN.

My thinking attacking tactic is 3-2-3-2. Goalkeeper Three Centre Backs Two Centre Midfielders Left and Right Wingers Attacking Midfielder Two Strikers

Excellent video XD

442 is my best formation. You can basically change it easily to 424 or 451 or 244 or 262

At the end of the day there are 11 players on the pitch and the quality of the players decides the game regardless of the formation

Boring, simple, practical, effective - these are words that come to mind when I think about this formation. But this video highlights just how flexible it can be. It is up to the manager how complex and responsive it is.

For all the snobbery most teams after a 1st or 2nd press fail will regroup intp a 442. Asvan Evertonian, if we had a striker who could finish we would be much higher . Our xg is so impressivve . Shame about the finishing. 1 thing i would say the 2 cms have to brilliant and disciplined otherwise they get overwhelmed and dragged around a lot.

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Well it worked for Mike Bassett so its good enough for me

Great video, clearly explains 4-4-2 but also how it can be used against modern formations. Life in the old dog yet?

Do a 343 video please

Video on target man?

4-4-2 is the equivalent of an AK-47. Reliable and simple

I think this season 4-4-2 should be united's go to approch with cavani and ronaldo as 2 strikers , pogba and fernandes in midfield with rashford/martial and sancho/greenwood on wings.

Make a video on 4-3-1-2 plz

this tactics supposed to be direct play. with support false nine will be great

Dutch 1974 and 1978 1-3-3-3 formation?

almost every la liga team use that formatiom

How about a 3-3-1-3 formation?

I think bayern attack using 4-4-2 with Lewa and Mulla upfront

I play top eleven and I use this formation

How about the 4-4-2 with a diamond shaped midfield?

Can you explain what catennacio really is and how it actually works? There seem to be quite plenty of contradicting opinions around that style of play.

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It went out of style 🔥

Is there a difference between 442 and 4222

Everyone: 4 4 2 is making a comeback Me: I’ve been arguing it’s merits since 2014 when I used it in fifa to dominate with Chelsea

Gundogan is gonna be a great coach

what about 4-4-2 diamond?

433 diamond please

What is the best formation in your think♥️

My team played with 4-4-2 and lost 10-1 2 matches in a row

*happy sir Alex noises*

so in 2023+ is gonna be 4-4-2 out of time

This formation is still viable

Leicester city won the premier league with 4 4 2

They are not wingers they are wide midfielders

No it's not making a comeback.

Sorry but everything's sh!te against 4-2-3-1

Stop trying to 'correctly' pronounce some of the more exotic names, it's really offputting, ruined the video for me.

Underrated channel